Pause in Posting for today

I was prepared to post an "on topic" entry today.

A very serious bus crash occurred near me. My partner, Fidget, is an RN and is working at one of the receiving hospitals. My former ambulance crew was one of the primary responding crews.

3 people are dead, at least one student. Several are critical. Many, many students have other injuries: imagine, a bus that's FULL (there were 40 students on board) rolling on it's side. No one is buckled in except the driver, and many of the windows were likely broken. A terrifying scene to say the least.

UPDATE 6:43PM: One of the news stations is now reporting that all 3 that are dead were students. Jesus.

Please send your prayers, positive thoughts, etc. to the rescuers, doctors, nurses, ancillary staff, parents, friends, students, and anyone else you can think of.

For those who aren't aware, I live in a very rural area. For the most part, everyone knows everyone else. One of the children that's in critical condition is a friend of Fidget's oldest, he's also the son of a friend and fellow RN.

In this area, every time a pager goes off, a code is announced, a disaster occurs: heroes rush to the scene and to their staging areas. That happens everywhere. When it happens here, the lives you are trying to save are friends, relatives, neighbors, and maybe even your own kids.